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and no boating on Savage Lake. It is used for aesthetic viewing and as a wildlife resource. There may be some canoe and paddleboat usage. Aichinger reported that the district has no historical water quality data for Savage Lake as they do not collect data on wetlands. He also noted that cities do not generally collect water quality data on lakes or wetlands. Again, Savage Lake is a shallow wetland and not a lake. Aichinger reported that the Watershed recently did some sampling and found that Savage Lake's water quality is within normal ranges. With regard to Savage Lake water levels, Aichinger described the gated outlet that previously existed on the east basin. This gate was difficult to operate and was rusted shut. The Watershed was contacted to put in a new outlet that would require less maintenance. Aichinger reported that a weir was installed and showed a diagram of that structure. He further reported that a 1 -foot riser was later added to the weir in response to property owners concerns about the wetland level. Aichinger again noted that the DNR has set the level at 895.1. He pointed out that the levels of Savage Lake have been and will be impacted by draught and heavy rain periods. Aichinger noted that interest that some property owners abutting Savage Lake have in increasing water levels. Options would need to be explored in this regard. The City Engineer presented information detailing the drainage boundaries to Savage Lake, as well as the locations of storm sewer outlets on both the east and west basins of Savage Lake. In addition to direct outlets into Savage, there is drainage that comes from the Demont /Jackson wetland as well as the Sleepy Hollow pond. The water coming through the Demont/Jackson wetland and the Sleepy Hollow pond is treated before it gets into Savage. The Engineer noted that the Demont wetland was more open water at one time. The portion of the wetland at the intersection of Demont and Jackson is filling with sediment, which indicates that the wetland is working. The Engineer estimated that about 500 yards of material could be removed from this wetland. He noted that sediment removal has occurred from the Sleepy Hollow pond. The Engineer reported that in the past there have been little to no regulations relative to storm water treatment. The yearly treatment requirements which came about in the 1980's had more to do with rate control than treatment. Therefore, there are outlets draining directly into Savage Lake with no pre- treatment. The Engineer detailed the storm water treatment improvements being made as part of the Unweave The Weave project noting that storm water ponding is being added to provide for treatment. One direct inlet into Savage from the freeway ramp area has been removed. There is still a direct inlet in the area of Gopher Electronics. There are a couple of catch basins in the median that direct run -off into East Savage. There is a swale on Savage Lane that runs into the lake. There is also an equalizing pipe between East and West Savage. In addition to these public inlets, the City Engineer noted that there are private inlet such as an inlet from the St. John's parking lot, a swale from Gopher Electronics, and all the abutting yards around both Savage basins. The Engineer reviewed options for improving water quality into Savage Lake, and indicated that the most cost effective means was the addition of rain water gardens throughout the Savage Lake 72